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A City Scarred by Terrorism Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls
New York Times· 22 hours agoThe opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics...
Paris 2024 Olympics: a guide to the Games
The Week· 3 days agoThe flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been lit in ancient Olympia and will be handed to the French organisers in Athens on Friday 26 April after an...
Will security concerns alter plans for opening ceremony on Seine River?
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 2 days agoIn its countdown to hosting the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1924, Paris has touted a...
Summer Olympics Competitions Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 4 days agoThe 2020 Olympic Games were held July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Paris is slated to be the host city for the 2024 Olympic Games. The 2028 Olympic ...
Desiree Henry: I lit the London 2012 cauldron, then my Olympic career hit a spiral of fear and panic
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoDesiree Henry is a member of one of the most exclusive sporting clubs on earth. The sprinter has her...
Paris Olympics 2024: The Most Expensive Ever? Prepare For Medal-Worthy Prices
Forbes· 4 days agoAmong studies analyzing the costs of the Jeux Olympiques in Paris this summer, there are vast...
Gabby Douglas Mounts an Improbable Gymnastics Comeback
The Wall Street Journal· 10 hours agoIn her competitive return, the now 28-year-old gymnastics heroine of the 2012 Games fell short of...
Paris Olympics may face security contractor shortage
Washington Post· 19 hours agoThree months before an Olympics that presents unprecedented security challenges at a globally tense time, French officials are facing a potential...
The cost-benefit analysis of hosting the Olympics
The Week via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoHow much does it cost to host the Olympics? There is no singular price, as every city's situation is different, but the cost is generally in the tens of...
'Ban them all.' With Paris Games looming, Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic sport
WUSF 89.7· 6 days agoLess than a hundred days before the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Games, a new doping...